Not only I, but many of Beethovens closer friends, saw this symphony on his table, beautifully copied in manuscript, with the word "Buonaparte" inscribed at the very top of the title-page and "Ludwig van Beethoven" at the very bottom. …I was the first to tell him the news that Buonaparte had declared himself Emperor, whereupon he broke into a rage and exclaimed, "So he is no more than a common mortal! Now, too, he will tread under foot all the rights of man, indulge only his ambition; now he

Also, The Four Seasons will become an excellent instructional material to teach students how to make violin a centerpiece of a concert when its traditional role is just to be a part of an ensemble.The flute as a musical instrument is rarely used and people barely recognizes the beauty of its sound. If Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Flute Concerto #2 In D will not be included in the time capsule, the future generation might not have any idea how beautiful the flute sounds. Mozart’s Flute

In the year 2008, the college was tied for position four in the country among fine arts master programs by the World Report and the United States News, and the Graphic Design Master of Fine Arts program took position six among the graduate schools for Graphic Design. Maryland Institute College of Art is also an AICAD (Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design member. It also became a member of the NASAD (the National Association of Schools of Art and Design), and a consortium of 36

The exiting rhythm produced in Latin music is normally called “clave” which has a pattern of 2-3, and it is the basis of all the music of Cuba (Bloomington & In Orrego, 1971). The clave can be said to be a rhythmic pattern that is syncopated which is the revolution point of the band and is normally played using two sticks.In describing the form exhibited by the Latin music Bloomington & In Orrego (1971) say that it is usually played using three main forms. One starts with a long verse of

Consumption is the act of listening to music, while sales is the number of times music is sold. The dilemma of the current music label is that while consumption has increased, sales have decreased (Hutchison, Allen, and Macy 2012: 1). The music label must find ways to increase revenues in an environment that has not been conducive to sales.In this day of corporate conglomeration, the large record labels are more often a group of record labels all under the same corporate umbrella (Baskerville

The symphony starts with a lengthy introduction wherein three key elements are heard simultaneously: the rising figure in the strings, the falling figure in the winds, and the low drumming (Wilson 88). This introduction was composed after the remainder of the piece had already been scored. The allegro section of the movement is a huge orchestral sonata, wherein musical ideas are developed, clearly expressed and restated with changed relationships among them.The key of the allegretto is A-flat

It is a great change in the flow of the piece. First of all, this part is stable compared to the expressive first one. It does not display high amplitudes in temp and harmony. All chords are neatly picked and organized.The music experiences little development in this part. For example, at 4:22, percussion is added to the melody. Violins party is better fetched out by its sound on the background. Overall, everything keeps calm and flows well. However, it is not a flow of a river; it is like a

During this time, roughly half a million sub-Saharan Africans were taken to the Americas. These slaves were mainly from West Africa and the majority of them originated from the Congo River basin. With them, they brought strong musical traditions. As such, these rhythms had a counter metric structure; a unique aspect that reflected African speech patterns. In this way, Africans used a single-line melody with a call and response pattern within their music; this would later become evident with

An example of the classical music era is the Marriage of figuero by Mozart, because it includes an orchestra, which was a norm for the structure of classical music. The wind instruments in this piece like the oboes and the flute start the piece with a spirited melody and the kettledrums and strings are brought in to add depth and drama (De Leeuw, 2005).The romantic era saw the rise of new audiences mainly due to the created rise of the middle class. This era’s music had the power to draw from

These instruments include but are not limited to; the cylindrical double-reed Jiao oboe, shukongbou standing harp, end-blown di flute with four holes, and the plucked pipa lute (Myers, 1992).The Chinese musical instruments have undergone various transformations especially during the various progressive dynasties and era. During the Shang period, the musical culture was very primitive and the musical instruments were not developed as they were through the later periods. During the civilization

Rap music will be less attractive to white people while blues will be less attractive to the male. This universality of the audience enables the genre to enjoy a greater magnitude of audience.There are a number of popular music performers or bands that you think will have artistic longevity. One of such artists is Michael Jackson. Throughout his career the most notable thing about his songs is that fact that they were of high quality. He is among some of the few artists whose songs are listened

At that period of time, there was no material of the appropriate colors and the designers improvised by means of dying the original clothes into yellow-green. As a result, Khaki was used as a symbol of military officers and worn in many countries of the world. In Britain, it became the sign of national troops. After the end of the War, British government called the election, which in future would become known as “khaki elections”. In 1902, khaki was applied for the British Service Dress.

We can say that any singer who came to the microphone after the 1956, did it under the influence of Elvis Presley, whatever this influence was - direct or indirect. The author of the book "The Musical Characteristics of Elvis Presley " Michael Saffle writes that: "He was also influential because he combined in his performances elements from different American singing styles, including gospel, rockabilly, hillbilly (sometimes called country-western) and ‘standard’ pop numbers; he even

The answer lies squarely on the song’s lyrics, the melodies and structure of the song. The first major feature that makes Man in the Mirror a pop is the fact that the lyrics follow the verse-chorus structure, which is a common feature of all pop music. The first two lines of the first verse of the song reads, "Im gonna make a change, for once in my life" (Man in the Mirror). The verse is followed by a chorus whose first two lines read, "Im starting with the man in the mirror; Im asking him to

Collins writes that from its very beginning, television has depended from the representation of Hollywood films and programs from the past, which are not only rearticulated but altered as well. The references, in their turn, take part in the creation of the hyperconsciousness, which is referred to as a “hyperawareness on the part of the text itself of its cultural status, function, and history, as well as of the conditions of its circulation and reception” (Collins). Finally, television is

The show starter however was a popular song so as to get the audience and the revelers to the performances’’ mood and tune. The performance and show was began by “Wanna be Starting Something”- which is a blazer and a crowd puller. The first song got the mood of the night and the performance by exciting the audience and the revelers. The preceding songs grew to more energetic and involving songs that the audience could sing along to with ease. My favorite song for the performance

As of today, the iTunes Store (Apple, 2015) is offering more than forty-three million songs to consumers in approximately 145 countries that indicate the magnitude of this online music business.As mentioned earlier, historically, the Apple’s iTunes Store was successful in breaking numerous records. For instance, within a year of its inception, the iTunes Store had sold more than a hundred million songs by July 2014, which doubled within the next six months and reached to two hundred million

A study by DeNora on female music listeners describes their feelings about a song. The findings showed that a song might be happy or sad but specific meanings or the feelings that the music triggers in the listeners’ brain are unique and depend on image of self, social interaction and relationships. “Music helped them to recall lovers or former partners and, with these memories, emotionally heightened phases or moments in their lives.” (DeNora, 2003, p. To me music is an outlet, a form of

Ability to draw the needed masses towards one kind or genre of music as long as the musicians turn a blind eye and keep on promoting and other crude or weird behavior through their different electronic music. A good example is that today’s electronic videos are full of nudity and promotes the use of different drugs as in so doing the musicians tends to pass specific messages to a certain group of audience. The end results is that the youths of today who listen to and love electronic music

Furthermore, the world is changing and individuals in America are accepting the new pop culture and leaving the old behind. Classical music is majorly for the old as the audience is generally made up of the old guys who cannot cheer up but rather, sit quietly and watch. Nevertheless, as popular culture is being taken into account, the youth will want something new that will yield a different experience. They will thus abandon classical music which is termed as old (Vanhoenacker 2014). Finally,